A Bobcaygeon teenager is dead after the car she was driving was involved in a two-vehicle collision on County Road 49 north of Bobcaygeon on Saturday night (May 30).
According to City of Kawartha Lakes Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the collision happened shortly before 8:30 p.m. at the rural intersection of County Road 49 and Burys Green Road.
The driver of one of the vehicles, a 16-year-old girl from Bobcaygeon, was pronounced dead at the scene. The sole passenger in the vehicle was taken to hospital and later transported by air ambulance to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries.
Police have not released the age or gender of the injured passenger. The driver of the other vehicle involved in the collision was not injured.
County Road 49 was closed between White Valley Road and Somerville 3rd Concession for over seven hours while police investigated and documented the scene.
The police investigation into the collision is continuing. Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage from the area at the time of the incident is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. To remain anonymous, tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
